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Coltishall Primary School

Primary Ages 5-11 213 pupils Norwich
Ofsted: Good
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Coltishall Primary School is a community school in Norwich for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has 213 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Coltishall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025. In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 26.7 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.

Ofsted inspection: January 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address St John's Close
Coltishall
Norwich
Norfolk
NR12 7HA
Phone 01603737481
Reference Number 121017

General Makeup

Number of pupils 213
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.4%
Girls: 44.6%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 13 30
2 13 16 29
3 17 13 30
4 17 15 32
5 15 16 31
6 19 12 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93%
White & Asian 2.3%
White, Other 1.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Irish 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 03 Dec 2024
Date Report
03 Dec 2024 School inspection
05 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
28 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
10 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
01 Nov 2006 Curriculum and development visit
23 May 2005 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.9
Writing 0.9
Maths -0.3

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 1
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Coltishall Primary School had 209 pupils for 210 places. 1 places (0.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Broadland Primary Phase” planning area

Norfolk counted 110 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 127 in 2029–30, up 15%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 150150150150210210210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 148148154169178199195203206209206203200204209
Unfilled 1.3%1.3%0.0%0.0%15.2%5.2%7.1%3.3%1.9%0.5%1.9%3.3%4.8%2.9%0.5%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Coltishall Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.7%3.3%2.8%2.4%2.8%3.2%1.8%5.0%3.7%4.1%3.5%
Unauthorised absence 0.7%0.7%1.0%1.3%1.4%1.1%0.3%1.1%1.3%1.5%1.2%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%1.1%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Coltishall Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.70.00.00.60.00.00.00.00.00.00.03.03.59.05.2
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000001

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Coltishall Primary School had 26.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 17.013.417.513.515.312.812.213.913.613.513.512.910.710.114.411.6
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%29.0%0.0%7.5%16.7%0.0%14.1%23.3%8.2%6.8%1.2%0.0%10.6%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 42.9%42.9%50.0%50.0%72.7%18.2%41.7%45.5%40.0%–27.3%25.0%50.0%72.7%60.0%–
Sick days per teacher 2.30.94.12.42.00.33.414.28.2–2.43.51.34.53.8–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.3% of pupils at Coltishall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 6 2
Specific learning difficulty 6 0
No specialist assessment of need 5 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 1
Physical disability 2 0
Speech, language and communication needs 1 0
Severe learning difficulty 0 1

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Coltishall Primary School received £6,407 and spent £6,334 for each of its 213 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £56,000 (£262 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve £50,000£77,000£94,000£117,000£99,000£86,000£40,000£56,000
per pupil £236£377£452£577£499£429£191£262
In-year balance £21,000£27,000£18,000£23,000-£18,000-£13,000-£46,000£15,000
per pupil £98£132£84£112-£93-£62-£216£73

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Coltishall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Coltishall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Coltishall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Coltishall Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Coltishall Primary School have?

Coltishall Primary School has 213 pupils on roll.

What age range does Coltishall Primary School cover?

Coltishall Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Coltishall Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Coltishall Primary School?

Coltishall Primary School is at St John's Close, Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 7HA.

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